At the Wet Market

1/640s, f/1.8, ISO 800, 50mm

I happened to walk past the wet market around Graham Street near Central in Hong Kong today.  It was a rainy, damp day, and luckily I had my camera along.  It was late in the afternoon, so the market was busy and the light great.


1/800s, f/1.6, ISO 800, 50mm

More shots below the fold.


1/1600s, f/1.8, ISO 800, 50mm



1/250s, f/1.2, ISO 800, 50mm



1/400s, f/1.8, ISO 800, 50mm



1/1000s, f/1.6, ISO 800, 50mm



1/500s, f/1.4, ISO 800, 50mm



1/500s, f/1.2, ISO 800, 50mm

Thoughts on Cats and Life

1/4000 secs, f/1.2, ISO 400, 50mm

When I saw this guy in Hong Kong last week, I was reminded of Piet Hein's grook:

Little cat, little cat,
walking so alone;
tell me whose cat are you
– I’m damned well my own

Hong Kong is full of cats. Unfazed by the crowds, they stroll around in the hustle and bustle of this mega city's busy streets. Somehow they find a way to go about their feline business in their usual carefree way--eating, napping, pondering life and the other important things cats do. No matter they are in the middle of one of the world's financial centers, they live like most other cats.  City cats, country cats, it's all the same.  Their two-legged neighbors could probably take some lessons from this way of life.